The writer's practice : building confidence in your nonfiction writing
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143133155
- ISBN: 0143133152
- ISBN: 9780525504931
- ISBN: 0525504931
- ISBN: 9780525504931
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Physical Description:
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xiii, 242 pages ; 20 cm - Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2019]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Getting started -- Before we begin -- Writing experiences -- Questions about this book -- Who are you? (as a writer) -- How do I ...? (instructions) -- The writing process -- Should I ...? (review) -- Reading like a writer -- Who are they? (profiling) -- Making inferences from observations -- Where did you go? (sense memory) -- Bringing the world to the page -- You did what? (adventure report) -- Is it true? Did it really happen? (experience vs. memory) -- What's the right thing to do? (ethical dilemma) -- Titles -- If it isn't true, why do people believe it? (conspiracy theory analysis) -- Who are we? (rhetorical analysis of a commercial) -- Writing is thinking -- What's so funny? (rhetorical analysis of a work of humor) -- What's going to happen? (playing the pundit) -- Why proofreading is so difficult -- What if ...? (alternate history) -- Procrastination -- How's it all going to end? (judging the apocalypse) -- What do they mean? (argument summary and response) -- Huh? Say what? (research translation) -- The perils of "objectivity" -- Why should I trust this? (understanding sources) -- Hey, whaddaya know? (trivia questions and annotated bibliography) -- Is a hot dog a sandwich? (impossible argument) -- Using sources -- You've got to do this! (passion argument) -- Why am I so angry and what can I do about it? (problem/solution argument) -- Version 1: school edition -- Version 2: life edition -- Failure -- What do you want to say? (finding your own argument) -- May I ...? (proposal) -- Make me laugh (jokes) -- Collaboration -- Are you trying to make me angry? (conflict letter) -- How can I help you help me? (solution letter) -- If I knew then what i know now (advice to your former self) -- Feedback -- What should I do? (advice to someone else) -- No, seriously, make me laugh (short imagined monologue) -- Who is this stranger? (profile) -- Who is this special person? (tribute) -- The right word vs. the almost right word (thinking about sentences) -- Who are you now? (as a writer). |
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Subject: | Creative nonfiction Authorship LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Style Manuals LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing Authorship Creative nonfiction |
Genre: | Nonfiction. Nonfiction. Nonfiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | 808.02 WAR (Text) | 000154187 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroom"--